Light transmission band change unit, camera module, and optical device

ABSTRACT

The present embodiment relates to a light transmission band change unit comprising: a base including a first axis; a blade arranged on the base and including a body, which has a first hole having a lens and an infrared pass filter arranged therein, a second hole having an infrared cut filter arranged therein, and a third hole into which the first axis is inserted; a magnet arranged between the base and the blade; a core coupled with the base and having a coil arranged thereon; and a blade cover including an upper plate arranged on the blade so as to have a fourth hole formed at a position corresponding to the lens, wherein at least a portion of the lens is arranged within the fourth hole.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a Continuation Application of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 16/475,286 filed Jul. 1, 2019, which is a U.S.National Stage Application under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of PCT Application No.PCT/KR2018/000142, filed Jan. 4, 2018, which claims priority to KoreanPatent Application No. 10-2017-0001547, filed Jan. 4, 2017, whose entiredisclosures are hereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The present embodiment relates to a light transmission band change unit,a camera module, and an optical device.

2. BACKGROUND

The following description only provides background information for thepresent embodiment and does not describe the prior art.

As the spread of various mobile devices becomes more common and wirelessInternet service becomes commercialized, demands of consumers related tomobile terminals have been diversified and various kinds of add-ondevices have been installed in mobile terminals.

One of them is a camera module that takes pictures or videos ofsubjects. Furthermore, camera modules with iris recognition function foridentity authentication are being developed for security clearance inaddition to photographing functions

Typical photographing comprises an infrared cut filter to output animage with visible light. On the other hand, iris recognitionphotographing comprises a blade lens for focusing infrared rays and aninfrared pass filter to output infrared images.

Therefore, dual-camera modules, which combine camera modules forphotographing and iris recognition functions, were used to utilize bothgeneral photographing and iris recognition functions.

However, there is a problem that the installation space and productioncost of the dual camera module increase more than twice as compared withthe general camera module.

Further, the conventional iris recognition camera module has a problemthat the height of the camera module increases due to the blade lens andthe infrared pass filter.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The embodiments will be described in detail with reference to thefollowing drawings in which like reference numerals refer to likeelements wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a camera module according to the presentembodiment.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the camera module according tothe present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the switching unit accordingto the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the switching unit in which the covermember and the pressing member are removed according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing that the blade lens and theinfrared pass filter according to the present embodiment are disposed inthe first hole of the blade.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be describedwith reference to exemplary drawings. In describing the referencesymbols of the components in the drawings, the same components aredenoted by the same reference numerals whenever possible, even if theyare shown on other drawings. In the following description of theembodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of knownfunctions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when itmay hinder the understanding of the embodiments of the presentinvention.

In describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention,terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These termsare merely intended to distinguish the components from other components,and the terms do not limit the nature, order or sequence of thecomponents. When a component is described as being “connected,”“coupled,” or “jointed” to another component, the component may bedirectly connected, coupled, or jointed to the other component, however,it should be understood that another element may be “connected,”“coupled” or “jointed” between components.

Hereinafter, the “front-to-rear” direction is defined as the x-axisdirection of the drawing. In this case, the arrow on the x-axisindicates forward direction. The “left-to-right” direction is defined asthe y-axis direction of the drawing. In this case, the arrow on they-axis indicates the right side. The “up-and-down” direction is definedas the z-axis direction of the drawing. In this case, the arrow on thez-axis indicates upward direction. The “optical axis direction” isdefined as the optical axis direction of the lens module. Meanwhile, the“optical axis direction” may be mixedly used in combination with theup-and-down direction, the z-axis direction.

Hereinafter, an optical device according to the present embodiment willbe described.

The optical device may be a hand phone, a mobile phone, a smart phone, aportable smart device, a digital camera, a laptop computer, a digitalbroadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portablemultimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, and the like. However, thepresent invention is not limited thereto, and any device forphotographing an image or a photograph is possible.

The optical device may comprise a main body (not shown), a displayportion (not shown), and a camera module 1000.

The main body can form the appearance of the optical device. The mainbody may comprise, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape.However, the present invention is not limited thereto. As a modifiedembodiment, the main body may be rounded at least in part. The main bodymay accommodate the camera module 1000. A display unit may be disposedon one side of the main body.

The camera module 1000 may be disposed in the main body. The cameramodule 1000 may be disposed on one side of the main body. At least apart of the camera module 1000 may be accommodated inside the main body.The camera module 1000 can photograph an image of a subject.

The display unit may be disposed in the main body. The display unit maybe disposed on one surface of the main body. That is, the display unitmay be disposed on the same plane as the camera module 1000.Alternatively, the display portion may be disposed on a surfacedifferent from the one surface of the main body. The display unit may bedisposed on a surface opposite to the surface where the camera module1000 is disposed. The display unit can output the image photographed bythe camera module 1000.

Hereinafter, the camera module of this embodiment will be described withreference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cameramodule according to the present embodiment; FIG. 2 is an explodedperspective view of the camera module according to the presentembodiment; FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lighttransmission band change unit according to the present embodiment, FIG.4 is a perspective view of the light transmission band change unit inwhich the cover member and the blade cover according to the presentembodiment are removed; and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showingthat the blade lens and the infrared pass filter according to thepresent embodiment are disposed in the first hole of the blade. Ininterpreting the drawings, it should be noted that the direction inwhich the light transmission band change unit is viewed in FIGS. 3 and 4is the direction in which the camera module is viewed in FIGS. 1 and 2is rotated 90 degrees clockwise around the z axis.

The camera module 1000 according to the present embodiment may comprisea light transmission band change unit 100, a lens unit 200, a board unit300, an image sensor 400, and a control unit (not shown).

The light transmission band change unit 100 may be disposed at an upperportion of the camera module 1000.

The light transmission band change unit 100 switches a blade lens 131and the infrared cut filter 132 on the optical axis so that the cameramodule 1000 can perform infrared photographing for the iris recognitionfunction and the visible light photographing for general photographing.The light transmission band change unit 100 may comprise a shield member110, a blade cover 120, a blade 130, a base 140, and first and seconddriving members 150 and 160.

The shield member 110 may be an exterior material of the camera module1000. The shield member 110 may comprise a top plate 111 and a sideplate 112 extending downward from the top plate 111, and the bottomportion thereof may be open. Therefore, the shield member 110 may havean internal space. The blade cover 120, the blade 130, the base 140, anda first and a second driving members 150 and 160 may be accommodated inthe shield member 110. The top plate 111 of the shield member 110 may beformed with a shield member hole 111-1 aligned with the optical axis.The light reflected by the subject can be received inside the cameramodule 1000 through the shield member hole 111-1. The lower end of theside plate 112 of the shield member 110 may be coupled with a base 140which will be described later. The side plate 112 of the shield member110 may be fixedly coupled to the upper end of a second step portion 147of the base 140. That is, the shield member 110 can be supported by thebase 140. In this case, the shield member 110 and the base 140 may beadhered to each other by an adhesive or may be fixed together byforceable fitting.

The shield member 110 may be formed of a metal material. Morespecifically, the shield member 110 may be formed of a metal plate. Inthis case, the shield member 110 may block electromagnetic interference(EMI). The shield member 110 can prevent the radio waves generatedoutside from being introduced into the inner side of the shield member110. Also, the shield member 110 can prevent the radio waves generatedinside the shield member 110 from being emitted to the outside of theshield member 110. However, the material of the shield member 110 is notlimited thereto.

The blade cover 120 may be accommodated in the shield member 110. Theblade cover 120 may be disposed above the blade 130. The blade cover 120guides the blade 130 so as not to press or separate, thereby enablingthe blade 130 to perform accurate pivot driving.

The blade cover 120 may comprise a rectangular upper plate 121 and sideplates extending downward from the respective sides of the upper plate121.

A blade cover hole 121-1 may be formed in the upper plate 121 of theblade cover 120 to correspond to a pivot driving path of the blade lens131 which will be described later. The blade cover hole 121-1 may bereferred to as “hole” and may be referred to as “fourth hole” in theclaims. The blade cover hole 121-1 is a hole provided to efficientlypress the blade 130 without blocking pivot driving of the blade 130. Theblade cover hole 121-1 can provide the optical path of the lightirradiated by the camera module 100. That is, the light that has passedthrough the shield member hole 111-1 can sequentially pass through theblade cover hole 121-1. At least a part of the blade lens 131 may bedisposed in the blade cover hole 121-1. At least a part of the bladelens 131 can be accommodated in the blade cover hole 121-1. That is, atleast a part of the blade lens 131 may overlap with the upper plate 121of the blade cover 120 having the blade cover hole 121-1 in thehorizontal direction (direction perpendicular to the optical axis of thelens). The blade lens 131 can move only within the blade cover hole121-1. Therefore, the movable area of the blade lens 131 can bedetermined by the size of the blade cover hole 121-1. However, the sizeof the blade cover hole 121-1 may be larger than the area where theblade lens 131 of the blade 130 can move. The blade cover hole 121-1 ofthe upper plate 121 of the blade cover 120 may be formed to have a sizelarger than the movable range of the blade lens 131 with respect to apivot shaft member 149.

The blade lens 131 may be protruded from the upper surface of the mainbody 133 of the blade 130. At this time, the protruding portion of theblade lens 131 can be inserted into the blade cover hole 121-1 of theblade cover 120. At least a part of the outer circumferential surface ofthe blade lens 131 can be in contact with the inner circumferentialsurface of the blade cover 120 forming the blade cover hole 121-1. Themovement of the blade lens 131 can be guided by the contact between theouter circumferential surface of the blade lens 131 and the innercircumferential surface of the blade cover 120.

A blade cover protrusions 122 and 123 may be formed on the upper plate121 of the blade cover 120 and the blade cover protrusions may comprisea first blade cover protrusion 122 and a second blade cover protrusion123. Each of the first and second blade cover protrusions 122 and 123may be referred to as a “protrusion”. At this time, any one of them maybe referred to as a “first protrusion” and the other one may be referredto as a “second protrusion” in order to distinguish the first and secondblade cover protrusions 122 and 123. The blade cover 120 may compriseblade cover protrusions 122 and 123 protruding from one side of theblade cover 120 and contacting the blade 130. At this time, the bladecover protrusions 122 and 123 may be formed integrally with the upperplate 121 of the blade cover 120. The blade cover protrusions 122 and123 may be formed by bending the upper plate 121 of the blade cover 120.The blade cover protrusions 122 and 123 may be formed as the top plate121 of the blade cover 120 is downwardly protruded. Therefore, groovesmay be formed on the blade cover protrusions 122 and 123 on the uppersurface of the blade cover 120. The blade cover hole 121-1 may bepositioned between the first blade cover protrusion 122 and the secondblade cover protrusion 123. The blade cover protrusions 122 and 123 maybe formed to be protruded downward along the pivot direction about thepivot shaft of the blade 130. The blade cover protrusions 122 and 123may be in the form of a half arc or a circular arc around a pivot shaft.The blade cover protrusions 122 and 123 can perform a function ofpressing or guiding the upper surface of the blade 130 or the main body133 of the blade which will be described later. The first blade coverprotrusion 122 may be in contact with the first driving memberprotrusion 135 protruding from the first driving member 150 and passingthrough the blade 130, which will be described later. The side of thefirst blade cover protrusion 122 may be in contact with the side of thefirst drive member protrusion 135 of the blade 130 which will bedescribed later to perform the function of guiding pivot driving of theblade 130. The second blade cover protrusion 123 may be disposedradially outward of the first blade cover protrusion 122 about the pivotshaft of the blade 130. The second blade cover protrusion 123 may beprotruded downward along the pivot direction. The second blade coverprotrusion 123 may be in the form of a fan-shaped arc or a half arc. Inthis case, the rotation angle of the second blade cover protrusion 123is 40 degrees or more and 80 degrees or less. The second blade coverprotrusion 123 can perform the function of pressing the upper surface ofthe metal plate 134 of the blade 130 which will be described later. Thesecond blade cover protrusion 123 can perform the function of supportingor guiding pivot driving of the blade 130 by contacting the metal plate134 or a protruding surface of the metal plate 134. The blade 130 maycomprise a metal plate 134 disposed on one surface of the main body 133.At least a portion of the metal plate 134 may be protruded towards theoutside of the main body 133. More specifically, the metal plate 134 maybe protruded towards the opposite side of the third hole through whichthe pivot shaft member 149 penetrates with respect to the blade lens131.

The first blade cover protrusion 122, the blade cover hole 121-1 and thesecond blade cover protrusion 123 of the blade cover 120 can be radiallydisposed with respect to the center of the pivot shaft. In this case,the first blade cover protrusion 122, the blade cover hole 121-1, andthe second blade cover protrusion 123 may be sequentially and radiallydisposed from the inner side towards the outer side when the pivot shaftis viewed as the center of the inner side.

The lower end of the side plate of the blade cover 120 can be coupledwith the base 140 which will be described later. The lower end of theside plate of the blade cover 120 may be fixedly coupled to the upperend of a first step portion 146 of the base 140 which will be describedlater. That is, the blade cover 120 can be supported by the base 140. Inthis case, the blade cover 120 and the base 140 may be bonded by anadhesive. However, a core on which the second driving member 160 or thecoil is disposed may be mounted on a first side surface 140-1 of thebase 140. To accommodate the second driving member 160, a second drivingmember accommodating hole 124 may be formed in the side plate of theblade cover 120. Accordingly, when the blade cover 120 and the base 140are coupled, the second driving member 160 can be disposed in the seconddriving member accommodating hole 124.

The blade 130 may be a member pivotally driven so that the blade lens131 and the infrared cut filter 132 on the optical axis to be switchedto each other.

The blade 130 may comprise a blade lens 131, an infrared cut filter 132,a main body 133, and a metal plate 134. The main body 133 may bereferred to as a “body”.

The blade 130 may be formed with a first hole 136 in which the bladelens 131 and the infrared pass filter 135 are disposed, a second hole inwhich the infrared cut filter 132 is disposed, and a third hole throughwhich a pivot shaft member 149 is penetrating. The blade lens 131 may bereferred to as a “lens”.

The blade lens 131 and the infrared cut filter 132 may be disposed onthe blade 130. The blade lens 131 and the infrared cut filter 132 may bedisposed outside of the main body 133 in the radial direction around thepivot shaft. In this case, the blade lens 131 and the infrared cutfilter 132 may be successively disposed in the clockwise orcounterclockwise direction. In the camera module 1000 of the presentembodiment, the blade 130 is pivotally driven so that the blade lens 131can be positioned on the optical axis in infrared photographing mode foriris recognition or the like, in general photographing mode for visiblelight photographing, the infrared cut filter 132 may be positioned onthe optical axis. In the camera module 1000 of the present embodiment,an infrared ray is used to output an image in infrared recognition mode,and an image can be output using a visible light in generalphotographing mode.

The blade lens 131 may be a lens for focusing infrared rays. Since thevisible ray and the infrared ray have different refractive indices, theposition to be focused may be different depending on the wavelengthband. Therefore, in the camera module 1000 of the present embodiment, aseparate blade lens 131 is provided so that the focusing position withrespect to incident light in the infrared wavelength band can becorrected.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 5, a description will be given for acase in which the blade lens 131 is disposed in the first hole 136. Theblade lens 131 may comprise a spherical portion 131-1 and a flangeportion 131-2. The spherical portion 131-1 may have a dome shape as aportion where the lens surface is formed. The flange portion 131-2 maybe a portion extending radially outward from the edge of the sphericalportion 131-1. The lower portion of the spherical portion 131-1 of theblade lens 131 can be accommodated in the upper portion of the firsthole 136. In this case, the outer side surface of the lower portion ofthe spherical portion 131-1 may be in contact with the inner sidesurface of the first hole 136. The lower surface of the flange 131-2 canbe in contact with the upper surface of the main body 133 to support theblade lens 131. The outer side surface of the lower portion of thespherical portion 131-1 and the inner side surface of the first hole 136may be adhered. Therefore, the blade lens 131 can be fixed to the mainbody 133 of the blade 130.

The infrared pass filter 135 may be accommodated in the lower portion ofthe first hole 136. In this case, only the upper portion of the infraredpass filter 135 can be accommodated in the lower portion of the firsthole 136. The infrared pass filter 135 may be disposed below thespherical portion 131-1 of the blade lens 131. The upper surface of theinfrared pass filter 135 can be in contact with the lower surface of thelower portion of the spherical portion 131-1. The outer side surface ofthe infrared pass filter 135 can be in contact with the inner sidesurface of the first hole 136. The outer side surface of the infraredpass filter 135 and the inner side surface of the first hole 136 may beadhered to each other. Therefore, the infrared pass filter 135 can befixed to the main body 133 of the blade 130.

In the modified embodiment, the infrared transmitting material may becoated on the blade lens 131. An infrared pass filter may be disposed onthe upper or lower portion of the blade lens 131. The infraredtransmitting material is an infrared band-pass filter which can transmitinfrared light or infrared light among the light incident from theoutside.

An infrared pass filter 225 may be deposited or coated by a vapordeposition method. For example, it can be manufactured byvapor-depositing an infrared transmitting material on the surface of acurvature portion 211.

In the infrared recognition mode, the blade 130 can be pivotally drivenclockwise or counterclockwise. Therefore, the blade lens 131 can bepositioned on the optical axis of the lens unit 200, which will bedescribed later. As a result, the infrared rays can be focused on theimage sensor 400 and irradiated.

The infrared cut filter 132 may be disposed in the second hole of theblade 130, and may be formed of a film material or a glass material. Theinfrared cut filter 132 may be formed by coating an infrared cut-offcoating material on a plate-shaped optical filter such as a cover glassfor protecting an image pickup surface and a cover glass. In this case,a vapor deposition method may be used.

In the normal photographing mode, the blade 130 can be pivotally drivencounterclockwise or clockwise. Therefore, the infrared cut filter 132may be positioned on the optical axis of the lens unit 200, which willbe described later. As a result, visible light can be focused on theimage sensor 400 and irradiated.

The main body 133 may be a support member or an exterior member of theblade 130. The main body 133 may be provided with a blade lens 131disposed in the first hole 136 which is described above and an infraredcut filter 132 disposed in the second hole. And the pivot shaft member149, which will be described later, may penetrate through the thirdhole. One end of the main body 133 may be pivotally supported andcoupled to a pivot shaft member 141 of the base 140, which will bedescribed later. The blade lens 131 and the infrared cut filter 132 maybe disposed outside the radial direction with respect to the center ofthe pivot shaft of the main body 133 to which the pivot shaft member 141is coupled. In this case, the blade lens 131 and the infrared cut filter132 may be disposed along the pivot driving direction (circumferentialdirection). In addition, the blade lens 131 and the infrared cut filter132 may be successively disposed in the clockwise or counterclockwisedirection. As a result, when the blade 130 is pivotally driven in theclockwise direction, the blade lens 131 can be disposed on the opticalaxis of the lens unit 200 (see FIG. 4), and when the blade 130 pivotallyrotates counterclockwise, the infrared cut filter 132 may be disposed onthe optical axis of the lens unit 200.

The first driving member 150 may be disposed at a position correspondingto the pivot shaft at the lower portion (lower surface) of the main body133. The first driving member 150 may be a magnet or comprise a magnetmaterial. Accordingly, the first driving member 150 may be referred toas a “magnet”. The first driving member 150 may be disposed below orabove the main body 133 so as to surround at least a part of the pivotshaft member 149, which will be described later. The first drivingmember 150 may have a circular shape or a donut shape. The first drivingmember 150 may also comprise a coupling member for coupling with theblade 130. One side of the coupling member can be coupled with the firstdriving member 149 and the other side can be coupled with the blade 130.The coupling member may comprise a protrusion to be inserted into thehole formed in the blade. As a result, a first driving member projection135 can be formed. That is, the first driving member protruding portion135 may be a protruding portion of the main body 133 or a protrudingportion of the coupling member. The coupling member may be integrallyformed with the first driving member 149. The main body 133 and thefirst driving member 150 can be coupled with each other at a lowerportion of the main body 133. As a result, when the first driving member150 is rotated by the electromagnetic interaction of the first drivingmember 150 and the second driving member 160, the main body 133 can beintegrally pivotally driven with the first driving member 150.

The first driving member 150 may be provided with a coupling membercomprising a pin for coupling the first driving member 150 to the blade.In this case, the pin portion of the coupling member may be a projectingportion (first driving member protruding portion, 135) of the couplingmember described above. The main body 130 may be formed with a firstdriving member coupling hole for accommodating the pin. The firstdriving member coupling hole may be one or more accommodating spacesspaced from each other along the pivot driving direction(circumferential direction) with respect to the center of the pivotshaft in the main body 133. In this case, the first driving membercoupling hole can be disposed adjacent to the pivot shaft. That is, thefirst driving member coupling hole can be disposed radially inward(inward direction of radius) from the blade lens 131 and the infraredcut filter 132. The projecting portion, first driving member projectionportion 135, of the coupling member passing through the first drivingmember coupling hole can be guided by contacting with the blade coverprojecting portion 122 of the blade cover 120 described above.

At the radially outer end of the main body 133, with respect to thecenter of the pivot shaft, a metal plate 134 may be disposed. The metalplate 134 may be formed to be closer to the blade lens 131 side than theinfrared cut filter 132.

The metal plate 134 may be integrally formed with the main body 133. Inaddition, the main body 133 may be made of a plastic material and themetal plate 134 may be made of a metal material. The metal plate 134 maycomprise a portion outwardly protruded from the main body 133.Therefore, at least a part of the metal plate 134 and the main body 133may not overlap with each other in the vertical direction. This allowsthe metal plate 134 to maintain rigidity even when it comes in contactwith or collision with the first stop member 142 or the second stopmember 143, and the manufacturing tolerance may be smaller than that ofplastic. Since the quality difference of the captured image in the caseof lens may be larger than the planar filter according to the twisted ortilted shaft, accuracy and reliability can be improved by disposing theblade lens 131 on the optical axis of the lens unit 200, and also byforming the two stop members 142 and 143 with metal. The metal plate 134may be positioned radially (in the direction of radius) at the outermostside in the blade 130. When the blade is pivotally driven, the metalplate 134 may serve as a stopper for stopping the infrared cut filter132 or the blade lens 131 at a predetermined position by being incontact with the first stop member 142 or the second stop member 143.Therefore, since it is a portion that comes into contact with the stopmembers, it can be made of a metal material to enhance rigidity andreliability. The metal plate 134 may be radially (radially) outwardlyextended. In this case, the center of the metal plate 134 may beprotruded to form a convex portion. The convex portion of the metalplate 134 can be pressed by the protrusion of the blade cover 120protruding from the inner side surface of the upper plate 111 of theblade cover 120. The convex portion of the metal plate 134 can be incontact with the second blade cover protrusion 123 to perform thefunction of guiding pivot driving of the blade 130. It is to beunderstood that the present invention is not limited thereto.

A guide protrusion (not shown) protruding downward may be formed on thelower surface of the metal plate 134. The guide protrusion of the metalplate 134 may be in contact with the base 140 which will be describedlater and may be disposed between guide rails 141 of the base 140 toguide pivot driving of the blade 130.

The metal plate 134 may be of a trapezoidal shape wherein the side onthe radially outer side is shorter than the side on the radially innerside with respect to the pivot shaft. Therefore, the first obtuse anglegroove and the second obtuse angle groove can be formed at the contactportion where the main body 133 and the metal plate 134 meet, along thepivot direction (circumferential direction). In this case, the firstobtuse angle groove and the second obtuse angle groove can besuccessively spaced apart from each other in the clockwise direction. Inthe first obtuse angle, the angle between the first sideline connectingthe radially outer line and the radially inner line of the metal plate134 and the radially outermost outline of the main body 133 may be anobtuse angle. In addition, in the second obtuse angle groove, the angleformed by the second sideline connecting the radially outer line and theradially inner line of the metal plate 134 and the radially outermostoutline of the main body 133 may be an obtuse angle. The first obtuseangle groove of the metal plate 134 can be in contact with the firststop member 142 of the base 140 which will be described later when theblade 130 is driven in the counterclockwise direction. The first obtuseangle groove of the metal plate 134 is in contact with a first curveportion 142-1 of the first stop member 142 of the base 140 which will bedescribed later when the blade 130 is driven in the counterclockwisedirection. Therefore, pivot driving of the blade 130 is stably stopped,and the infrared cut filter 132 is positioned on the optical axis. As aresult, the camera module 1000 of the present embodiment can performphotographing in a general photographing mode. In this case, since thefirst obtuse angle groove has an obtuse angle, the reaction by the firststop member 142 can be minimized. The second obtuse angle groove of themetal plate 134 can be in contact with the second stop member 143 of thebase 140 which will be described later when the blade 130 is driven inthe clockwise direction. Therefore, pivot driving of the blade 130 isstably stopped, and the blade lens 131 is positioned on the opticalaxis. As a result, the camera module 1000 of the present embodiment canperform photographing in the infrared recognition mode. In this case,since the second obtuse angle groove has an obtuse angle, the reactionby the second stop member 143 can be minimized.

The base 140 may comprise an upper surface in the shape of a rectangleand a first, a second, a third, and a fourth side surfaces 140-1, 140-2,140-3, and 140-4 extending downward from the respective sides of theupper surface and the upper surface. The first side surface 140-1 may bea side surface disposed in front of the base 140. The second side 140-2may be a side surface disposed on the left side surface of the base 140.The third side surface 140-3 may be a side surface disposed on the rearside of the base 140. The fourth side surface 140-4 may be a sidesurface disposed on the right side of the base 140. A space may beformed in the base 140 by the upper surface of the base 140 and thefirst, the second, the third, and the fourth side surfaces 140-1, 140-2,140-3, and 140-4. Inside the base 140, a lens unit 200 wherein aplurality of lenses is disposed with the optical axes thereof alignedmay be disposed.

The board unit 300 may be disposed under the base 140. The base 140 maybe supported by the board unit 300. The lower end of the base 140 andthe upper surface of the board unit 300 can be bonded together by anadhesive.

A base hole 145 may be formed on the upper surface of the base 140 inalignment with the optical axis. The light that has successively passedthrough a shield member hole 111-1 and a blade cover hole 121-1 passesthrough the blade lens 131 or the infrared cut filter 132 and thenpasses through the base hole 145.

A pivot shaft member 149 may be formed on the inner side of the cornerof the first and second side surfaces 140-1 and 140-2 on the uppersurface of the base 140. The pivot shaft member 149 may be referred toas a “first axis”. Or the pivot shaft formed by the pivot shaft member149 may be referred to as a “first axis”. The pivot shaft member 149 maybe a member that becomes a pivot shaft of pivot driving of the blade130. The pivot shaft member 149 can penetrate through the blade 130 andthe first driving member 150. The blade 130 and the first driving member150 can be coupled to the pivot shaft member 149. The blade 130 coupledwith the pivot shaft member 149 can be pivotally driven by using thepivot shaft member 149 as the pivot shaft. The first driving member 150can be accommodated on the upper surface of the base 140 along thecircumference of the pivot shaft member 149 to form a space foraccommodating the ring-shaped first driving member 150.

A guide rail 141 may be formed on the upper surface of the base 140 inthe pivot driving direction (circumferential direction) of the blade130. The guide rail 141 may be a protruding portion of radially spacedarc in the shape of a fan. The guide rails 141 may be plural. Pivotdriving of the blade 130 can be guided by the guide rails 141.

A first, a second, and a third stop members 142, 143, and 144 may beformed on the base 140 in the shape of a protruded protrusion. The firststop member 142 may be referred to as a “first stop member”. And thesecond stop member 143 may be referred to as a “second stop member”. Thethird stop member 144 may be referred to as a “third stop member”. Eachof the first to third stop members 142, 143, and 144 may compriseprotrusions that are protruded from one surface of the base 140. At thistime, the protrusion can be in contact with one surface of the blade130. The base 140 may comprise the first stop member 142 and the secondstop member 143 that is in contact with the metal plate 134 when theblade 130 is moved. The second stop member 143 may have a metalmaterial. The first stop member 142 and the second stop member 143 maybe disposed opposite to each other with respect to the metal plate 134.With this structure, when the metal plate 134 moves to one side, themetal plate 134 and the first stop member 142 come into contact witheach other, and when the metal plate 134 moves to the other side, themetal plate 134 and the second stop member 143 can be contacted. Thesecond stop member 143 may be disposed to be closer to the infrared cutfilter 132 than the first stop member 142 when the blade lens 131 islocated on the optical axis of the image sensor 400. On the first sidesurface 140-1 of the base 140, a first stop member 142 in the form of aprotrusion protruding upward to the right may be formed. The first stopmember 142 can come into contact with the blade 130 to stably stop pivotdriving. The first stop member 142 can stop pivot driving of the blade130 in the counterclockwise direction. As a result, the infrared cutfilter 132 may be located on the optical axis. A first curved portion142-1 inwardly convexly curved may be formed on the inner side of thefirst stop member 142. The first obtuse angle groove formed by the mainbody 133 of the blade 130 and the metal plate 134 can be in contact withthe first curved portion 142-1. In this case, the first curved portion142-1 can be stably accommodated in the first obtuse angle groove by theobtuse angle of the first obtuse angle groove. As a result, the reactionforce of the first stop member 142 on the blade 130 can be minimized.

A second stop member 143 in the form of a protrusion protruding upwardmay be formed at the center of the third side surface 140-3 of the base140. The second stop member 143 can come into contact with the blade 130to stably stop pivot driving. The second stop member 143 can stop theclockwise pivotal movement of the blade 130. As a result, the blade lens131 can be positioned on the optical axis. The second curved portion143-1 may be formed on the inner side of the second stop member 143 soas to be convexly curved inward. The second obtuse angle groove formedby the main body 133 of the blade 130 and the metal plate 134 can be incontact with the second curved portion 143-1. In this case, the secondcurved portion 143-1 can be stably accommodated in the second obtuseangle groove by the obtuse angle of the second obtuse angle groove. As aresult, the reaction force of the second stop member 143 on the blade130 can be minimized. The material of the second stop member 143 maycomprise a metal. Accordingly, the second stop member 143 can stop theblade 130 more accurately than the first stop member 142. This isbecause the blade lens 131 for focusing the infrared light must belocated on the optical axis more precisely than the infrared cut filter132 for filtering the infrared light. The first stop member 142 and thesecond stop member 143 may be made of a plastic material and protrudedfrom the top of the base 140 to be integrally formed with the base 140.At least one of the first stop member 142 and the second stop member 143may be made of a metal material and may be formed separately from thebase 140 and disposed on the base 140. For example, the second stopmember 143 may be a member having a columnar shape of a metal, and maybe coupled and disposed on the base 140.

A third stop member 144 in the form of a plate protruding upward can beformed at the center of the second side surface 140-2 of the base 140.The third stop member 144 can come into contact with the blade 130 tostably stop pivot driving. That is, the third stop member 144 can stablystop the blade 130 together with the second stop member 143 when theblade 130 is pivotally driven clockwise. As described above, the purposeof pivot driving of the blade 130 in the clockwise direction is forpositioning the blade lens 131 on the optical axis for the infraredrecognition mode, therefore more precise driving and stopping arerequired than in the normal photographing mode. Therefore, in the cameramodule 1000 of the present embodiment, the blade 130 and the lensmodules of the lens unit 200 are accurately aligned by stopping theblades 130 by the two second and third stop members 143 and 144.

The first step portion 146 may be formed on the second, third, andfourth side surfaces 140-2, 140-3, and 140-4 of the base 140. The lowerend of the blade cover 120 may be supported and coupled to the uppersurface of the first step portion 146.

The second step portion 147 may be formed on the first, second, third,and fourth side surfaces 140-1, 140-2, 140-3, and 140-4 of the base 140.The second step portion 147 may be formed under the first step portion146. In this case, the second step portion 147 may be formed such thatat least a part thereof is protruded outward from the first step portion146. The lower end of the cover member 110 may be supported and coupledto the upper surface of the second step portion 147.

A board holder 148 for accommodating a circuit element 311 comprising adriver IC which will be described later may be formed at a centralportion and a lower end portion of the second step portion 147 locatedon the first side surface 140-1. When the board unit 300 and the base140 are coupled, the circuit element 311 comprising the driver IC can beaccommodated and fixed in the board holder 148. Lead wire guide grooves148-1 for accommodating lead wires of the second driving member 160,which will be described later, may be formed at the upper end of thesecond step portion 147 located on the first side surface 140-1. Thesecond driving member 160 is a core (not shown) with a coil and disposedwith the coil, and may have two lead wires drawn out from both ends ofthe coil. Therefore, the lead wire guide grooves 148-1 may be twogrooves formed adjacent to each other. Both ends of the core may beextended and disposed so as to face towards the first driving member150.

A plurality of adhesive holes 147-1 may be formed at the lower end ofthe second step portion 147 located on the second, third, and fourthside surfaces 140-2, 140-3, and 140-4. When the board unit 300 and thebase 140 are coupled, the adhesive can be supplied through the adhesivehole 147-1. As a result, the lower end of the base 140 and the uppersurface of the board 300 can be bonded together.

The second driving member 160 may be disposed on the first side surface140-1 of the base 140. The second driving member 160 may be disposed onthe first side surface 140-1 instead of the first step portion 146, andthe second step portion 147 may be disposed on the lower side of thesecond driving member 160.

The first driving member 150 may be disposed at a lower portion of theblade 130 so as to correspond to the pivot shaft. The first drivingmember 150 may be a magnet. That is, the first driving member 150 may bereferred to as a “magnet”. The first driving member 150 may be disposedon the lower surface of the body 133 so as to correspond to the pivotshaft. The first driving member 150 may be disposed at a lower portionof the blade 130 to surround the pivot shaft or at least a part of thepivot shaft. The first driving member 150 can be coupled with the mainbody 133. The first driving member 150 can be coupled to the main body133 by a pin coupling method. To this end, the main body 133 may beprovided with a first driving member coupling hole for accommodating thepin. First driving member coupling holes may be plural and may be formedso as not to be symmetrical to each other about the pivot shaft. Whenthe permanent magnets are formed so as not to be symmetrical to eachother with respect to the center of the pivot shaft, it is possible toeliminate confusion about the direction of the anodes (N pole and Spole) of the magnets. The first driving member 150 may be a ring-shapedmagnet. The first driving member 150 may be a permanent magnet. Thepivot shaft member 149 can be inserted into the first driving member150. The pivot shaft member 149 may be inserted into the center hole ofthe first driving member 150. As a result, when the first driving member150 and the second driving member 160 perform electromagneticinteraction, the pivot shaft member 149 can be rotated about the shaft.

The second driving member 160 may be disposed on the first side surface140-1 of the base 140. The second step portion 147 may be disposed belowthe second driving member 160. The second driving member 160 may be awound coil or a coil wound around the core disposed in the case. Thatis, the second driving member 160 may be an electromagnet. The seconddriving member 160 may be electrically connected to the board unit 300.To this end, the two lead wires drawn out from the coils of the seconddriving member 160 may extend to the board unit 300 through the leadwire guide grooves 148-1. The outgoing wires of the second drivingmember 160 may be soldered to the board unit 300. As a result, thesecond driving member 160 can be supplied with current through the boardunit 300. In this case, the control unit can control the direction,intensity, wavelength, and the like of the current flowing through thesecond driving member 160. When a current flows through the seconddriving member 160, the second driving member 160 mayelectromagnetically interact with the first driving member 150 so as torotate the first driving member 150.

First and second extended portions 161 and 162 not disposed with coilsmay be formed at both ends of the core of the second driving member 160respectively so as to be extended and exposed to the outside of the caseof the second driving member 160. In this case, the first extendedportion 161 may extend upward along the corners of the first and secondside surfaces 140-1 and 140-2, and may be formed curved rearwardly. As aresult, the end of the first extended portion 161 can be disposed with agap apart from the outer side surface of the first driving member 150.The second extended portion 162 may extend upward along the edges of thefirst and fourth side surfaces 140-1 and 140-4, be curved rearwardly,and be curved to the left. As a result, the end of the second extendedportion 162 can be disposed with a gap apart from the outer side surfaceof the side portion of the first driving member 150. The efficiency ofthe electromagnetic interaction between the first driving member 150 andthe second driving member 160 can be enhanced by the arrangementstructure of the first and second extended portions 161 and 162.

The lens unit 200 may be disposed in the inner space of the lighttransmission band change unit 100. The lens unit 200 may be supported onthe board unit 300. The lens unit 200 can be coupled to the board unit300. In this case, the lower surface of the lens unit 200 and the uppersurface of the board unit 300 can be in contact with each other.Further, the lens unit 200 and the board unit 300 can be bonded by anadhesive. The lens unit 200 may have a structure in which a lens moduleis mounted on a lens holder. In this case, the lens module may be in theform of at least one lens in which the optical axis is aligned, or atleast one lens mounted in the lens barrel. The light transmitted throughthe light transmission band change unit 100 can be incident on the lensunit 200. The light transmitted through the lens module by the lens unit200 may be irradiated to the image sensor 400.

The board unit 300 may comprise a main board 310 and a connection board320.

The main board 310 may be a printed circuit board (PCB).

The main board 310 can support the lens unit 200. The main board 310 canbe coupled to the lens unit 200. The main board 310 may have analignment groove 312 for aligning the lens unit 200. An alignmentprotrusion may be formed on the bottom surface of the lens unit 200 atpositions corresponding to the alignment groove 312. As a result, whenthe main board 310 and the lens unit 200 are coupled, alignmentprotrusion can be accommodated in the alignment groove 312 and aligned.The image sensor 400 may be mounted on the upper surface of the mainboard 310 in alignment with the optical axis. In this case, the lensunit 200 may be mounted on the main board 310 and the image sensor 400may be accommodated in the space inside the lens unit 200. As a result,the light transmitted through the lens unit 200 can be irradiated to theimage sensor 400.

The main board 310 can support the light transmission band change unit100. The main board 310 can be coupled with the light transmission bandchange unit 100. The upper surface of the main board 310 can be coupledwith the lower end of the base 140. In this case, the main board 310 andthe lower end of the base 140 can be bonded with an adhesive. For this,an adhesive hole 147-1 for injecting an adhesive may be formed at thelower end of the base 140. In addition, the circuit element 311comprising a driver IC may be disposed on the main board 310. Asdescribed above, a board holder 148 may be formed at the lower end of afront side surface 140-1 of the base 140, and a conductive patternand/or a plurality of terminals may be accommodated in the board holder148. A circuit element 311 comprising a driver IC can be accommodated inthe board holder 148 when the main board 310 and the base 140 arecoupled. At least one of the circuit elements 311 comprising the driverIC may be electrically connected to a plurality of electrode terminalsdisposed on the side surface of the base. The electrode terminal may beelectrically connected to the coil. The main board 310 and the base 140can be aligned and the base 140 can be stably supported on the mainboard 310. The lens unit 200 may be disposed inside the lighttransmission band change unit 100 on the main board 310.

The lens unit 200 is accommodated in the light transmission band changeunit 100 on the main board 310 and the image sensor 400 can beaccommodated in the lens unit 200. The lens unit 200 may have an outerappearance corresponding to the inner space of the base. The lens unit200 may have an appearance having a step corresponding to the inner stepof the base.

The connection board 320 may be a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB).The connection board 320 may be formed to extend from the left side ofthe main board 310 to the left side. A connection terminal unit 321 maybe mounted on the connection board 320. The connection terminal unit 321may be a terminal to be electrically connected to the optical device.The main board 310 may be electrically connected to the main board ofthe optical device through the connection board 320.

The image sensor 400 may be mounted on the board unit 300. The imagesensor 400 may be mounted on the main board 310. The image sensor 400may be positioned so as to be aligned with the optical axis of the lensmodule. Thereby, the image sensor 400 can acquire the light passingthrough the lens module. The image sensor 400 can output the irradiatedlight as an image. The image sensor 400 may be a charge coupled device(CCD), metal oxide semiconductor (MOS), CPD, and CID. However, the typeof the image sensor 400 is not limited thereto.

The control unit may be mounted on the board unit 300. The control unitmay be mounted on the main board 310. The control unit can control thesecond driving member 160. The control unit can control the intensity,direction, and wavelength of the current supplied to the second drivingmember 160. As a result, in the infrared recognition mode, the blade 130can be pivotally driven clockwise to control the blade lens 131 to bepositioned on the optical axis. In the normal photographing mode, theblade 130 can be pivotally driven counterclockwise to control theinfrared cut filter 132 to be positioned on the optical axis.

In the above, to have been described as all the components that make upthe embodiments of the present invention may operate in combination, orcombined into one, but the invention is not necessarily limited to theseexamples. That is, if the object in the scope of the present invention,may be that all of the components are selectively operates inconjunction with more than one. In addition, terms such as “inclusiveand”, “is configured” or “have” described above is because, which meansthat unless there is a particular of stated that, the component can beembedded, except for the different components it should not be construedto further comprise other components. All terms, comprising technicaland scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood byone of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unlessotherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, shouldbe interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of therelated art, and are not to be construed as ideal or excessivelyformalistic, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The above description is only to those described as the technical ideaof the present invention by way of example, those skilled in the artthat various modifications, additions and substitutions will be possiblewithout departing from the essential characteristics of the presentinvention. Accordingly, the disclosed invention embodiments is forillustrative and not intended to limit the technical idea of the presentinvention, not by such an embodiment is the technical scope of thepresent invention is not limited. The scope of protection of theinvention is to be interpreted by the following claims, all spiritswithin a scope equivalent will be construed as comprised in the scope ofthe present invention.

An objective of the present embodiment is to provide an integratedcamera module capable of performing both a photographing function and aniris recognition function. Another objective is to provide a cameramodule capable of reducing the height of the camera module. Yet anotherobjective is to provide an optical device comprising such a cameramodule.

A light transmission band change unit according to the presentembodiment comprises: a base comprising a first axis; a blade disposedon the base and comprising a body having a first hole through which alens and an infrared pass filter are disposed, a second hole throughwhich the infrared cut filter is disposed, and a third hole into whichthe first axis is inserted; a magnet disposed between the base and theblade; a core coupled to the base and having a coil disposed therein;and a blade cover disposed on the blade and comprising a top platehaving a fourth hole at a position corresponding to the lens, and atleast a part of the lens may be disposed in the fourth hole.

The size of the fourth hole may be larger than the movable region of thelens of the blade.

The base comprises a protrusion protruding from one surface of the base,and the protrusion can be in contact with one surface of the blade.

The blade cover may comprise a protrusion protruding from one surface ofthe blade cover and contacting the blade.

The protrusion of the blade cover may comprise a first protrusion and asecond protrusion, and the fourth hole may be positioned between thefirst protrusion and the second protrusion.

The blade may comprise a metal plate disposed on one side of the body,and at least a part of the metal plate may be protruded outward from thebody.

The base may comprise a first stop member and a second stop member thatare in contact with the metal plate when the blade is moved, and thesecond stop member may have a metal material.

And the second stop member may be disposed to be closer to the infraredcut filter than the first stop member when the lens is located on theoptical axis.

The light transmission band change unit according to the presentembodiment may comprise a base comprising a first axis; a blade disposedon the base; a magnet disposed between the base and the blade; and ablade cover coupled to the base and having a hole formed therein,wherein the blade comprises a first region in which a lens and aninfrared pass filter are disposed, a second region in which an infraredpass filter is disposed, and wherein the hole of the upper plate of theblade cover may be formed to have a size larger than a movable range ofthe lens with respect to the first axis.

A camera module according to the present embodiment may comprise: alight transmission band change unit; a lens unit accommodated in thelight transmission band change unit; a board unit disposed below thelight transmission band change unit and on which an image sensor isdisposed; and a shield member for accommodating the light transmissionband change unit, wherein the light transmission band change unit maycomprise: a base comprising an aperture and a first axis; a bladedisposed on the base and comprising a body having a first hole throughwhich a lens and an infrared pass filter are disposed, a second holethrough which the infrared cut filter is disposed, and a third hole intowhich the first axis is inserted; a magnet disposed between the base andthe blade; a core coupled to the base and having a coil disposedtherein; and a blade cover disposed on the blade and comprising a topplate having a fourth hole formed at a position corresponding to thelens, wherein the fourth hole is configured such that when the bladerotates about the first axis, and at least a part of the lens may bedisposed in the fourth hole.

A light transmission band change unit according to the presentembodiment may comprise a base comprising an upper portion comprising anopening and a pivot shaft projecting from the upper portion; a bladedisposed on the base and comprising a first hole in which the blade lensand the infrared pass filter are disposed, a second hole in which theinfrared cut filter is disposed, and a third hole through which thepivot shaft passes; a ring-shaped magnet disposed on the blade, thering-shaped magnet passing through the pivot shaft; a core disposed atone side of the base and having a coil disposed therein; and a bladecover disposed on the blade and coupled with the base, wherein the upperportion of the blade cover may comprise a blade cover hole, and theblade cover hole may correspond to a moving region of the blade lenswhen the blade moves about the pivot shaft.

The blade lens may have a moving region in the blade cover hole.

The blade lens may overlap the blade cover hole in the optical axisdirection.

The blade lens may be protruded higher than the infrared cut filter sothat at least a part of the blade lens overlaps the upper plate of theblade cover in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis.

The upper surface of the base may comprise at least one base protrusion,and the base protrusion can be in contact with the lower surface of theblade.

A blade protrusion protruding downward from the inside of the bladecover to be in contact with the blade may be comprised.

The blade protrusion may comprise a first blade protrusion and a secondblade protrusion, and the base hole may be disposed between the firstblade protrusion and the second blade protrusion.

A metal plate disposed on the blade may further be comprised, and atleast a portion of the metal plate may be protruded upward to be incontact with the blade protrusion.

At least a portion of the metal plate may be protruded to the outside ofthe blade, so that at least a part of the metal plate may not overlapwith the blade in a vertical direction.

A first stop member and a second stop member protruding from an uppersurface of the base may be comprised, and the first stop member and thesecond stop member may move in the direction of the pivot shaft to be incontact with the metal plate.

The second stop member may be made of a metal material and disposedcloser to the infrared cut filter than the infrared pass filter.

A camera module according to the present embodiment may comprise a lighttransmission band change unit; a lens unit accommodated in the lighttransmission band change unit; a board unit disposed below the lighttransmission band change unit and on which an image sensor is disposed;and a shield member made of a metal for accommodating the lighttransmission band change unit, wherein the light transmission bandchange unit comprises: a base comprising an upper portion comprising anopening and a pivot shaft projecting from the upper portion; a bladedisposed on the base and comprising a first hole in which the blade lensand the infrared pass filter are disposed, a second hole in which theinfrared cut filter is disposed, and a third hole through which thepivot shaft penetrates; a ring-shaped magnet disposed on the blade, thering-shaped magnet passing through the pivot shaft; a core disposed atone side of the base and having a coil disposed therein; and a bladecover disposed on the blade and coupled with the base, wherein the upperportion of the blade cover comprises a blade cover hole, and the bladecover hole may correspond to a moving region of the blade lens when theblade moves about the pivot shaft.

The optical device according to the present embodiment comprises a mainbody; a display unit disposed on one side of the main body; and a cameramodule electrically connected to the display unit, wherein the cameramodule comprises: a light transmission band change unit; a lens unitaccommodated in the light transmission band change unit; a board unitdisposed below the light transmission band change unit and on which animage sensor is disposed; and a shield member made of a metal foraccommodating the light transmission band change unit, wherein the lighttransmission band change unit comprises: a base comprising an upperportion comprising an opening and a pivot shaft protruding from theupper portion; a blade disposed on the base and comprising a first holein which the blade lens and the infrared pass filter are disposed, asecond hole in which the infrared cut filter is disposed, and a thirdhole through which the pivot shaft is penetrating; a ring-shaped magnetdisposed on the blade, the ring-shaped magnet through which the pivotshaft is penetrating; a core disposed at one side of the base and havinga coil disposed therein; and a blade cover disposed on the blade andcoupled with the base, the upper portion of the blade cover comprises ablade cover hole, and the blade cover hole may correspond to a movingregion of the blade lens when the blade moves about the pivot shaft.

The camera module of the present embodiment may perform both thephotographing function and the iris recognition function with a singlecamera module since the iris recognition lens and the infrared cutfilter can be switched by the switching unit. Furthermore, since theinfrared pass filter is coated on the iris recognition lens rather thanas an independent component, the size of the camera module in theoptical axis direction can be reduced. Further, since pivot driving canbe accurately performed by the structure of the blade and the first andsecond stop members, the iris recognition lens and the infrared cutfilter can be accurately positioned on the optical axis. Further, anoptical device comprising the above described camera module is provided.

Any reference in this specification to “one embodiment,” “anembodiment,” “example embodiment,” etc., means that a particularfeature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with theembodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the invention. Theappearances of such phrases in various places in the specification arenot necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Further, when aparticular feature, structure, or characteristic is described inconnection with any embodiment, it is submitted that it is within thepurview of one skilled in the art to effect such feature, structure, orcharacteristic in connection with other ones of the embodiments.

Although embodiments have been described with reference to a number ofillustrative embodiments thereof, it should be understood that numerousother modifications and embodiments can be devised by those skilled inthe art that will fall within the spirit and scope of the principles ofthis disclosure. More particularly, various variations and modificationsare possible in the component parts and/or arrangements of the subjectcombination arrangement within the scope of the disclosure, the drawingsand the appended claims. In addition to variations and modifications inthe component parts and/or arrangements, alternative uses will also beapparent to those skilled in the art.

What is claimed is:
 1. A light transmission band change unit comprising:a base having a first axis; a blade disposed on the base and comprisinga body, which has a first hole having a lens and an infrared pass filterdisposed therein, a second hole having an infrared cut filter disposedtherein, and a third hole into which a pivot shaft is inserted such thatthe pivot shaft is aligned with the first axis; a magnet disposedbetween the base and the blade; a core coupled with the base and havinga coil disposed thereon; and a blade cover comprising an upper platehaving a fourth hole formed at a position corresponding to movement ofthe lens, wherein the blade is configured to rotate about the pivotshaft between a first position in which the lens is vertically alignedwith an optical axis and a second position in which the infrared cutfilter is vertically align with the optical axis, and wherein at least aportion of the lens is to overlap with the fourth hole when the blade isin the first position, when the blade is in the second position and whenthe blade is to move between the first position and the second position.2. The light transmission band change unit according to claim 1, whereina size of the fourth hole is larger than a movable region of the lens ofthe blade.
 3. The light transmission band change unit according to claim1, wherein the base comprises a third protrusion protruding from onesurface of the base, and wherein the third protrusion is in contact withone surface of the blade.
 4. The light transmission band change unitaccording to claim 3, wherein the radius of curvature of the second arcis larger than the radius of curvature of the first arc.
 5. The lighttransmission band change unit according to claim 4, wherein the magnetcomprises a fourth protrusion protruding from one surface of the magnetand passing through the blade, wherein a side portion of the firstprotrusion is in contact with a side portion of the fourth protrusion toperform the function of guiding pivot driving of the blade.
 6. The lighttransmission band change unit according to claim 4, wherein the bladecomprises a fourth protrusion protruding from one surface of the blade,wherein a side portion of the first protrusion is in contact with a sideportion of the fourth protrusion to perform the function of guidingpivot driving of the blade.
 7. The light transmission band change unitaccording to claim 4, comprising a coupling member coupled with themagnet and the blade, wherein the coupling member comprises a fourthprotrusion protruding from one surface of the coupling member andpassing through the blade, wherein a side portion of the firstprotrusion is in contact with a side portion of the fourth protrusion toperform the function of guiding pivot driving of the blade.
 8. The lighttransmission band change unit according to claim 5, wherein the fourthprotrusion is disposed between the first axis and the first protrusion.9. The light transmission band change unit according to claim 1, whereinthe blade comprises a metal plate disposed on one side of the body, andwherein at least a portion of the metal plate is protruded to theoutside of the body.
 10. The light transmission band change unitaccording to claim 9, wherein the base comprises a first stop member anda second stop member that are in contact with the metal plate when theblade is moved, and wherein the second stop member is made of a metalmaterial.
 11. The light transmission band change unit according to claim10, wherein the second stop member is disposed closer to the infraredcut filter than the first stop member when the lens is verticallyaligned with the optical axis.
 12. The light transmission band changeunit according to claim 10, wherein the base comprises a third stopmember protruding from an upper surface of the base that is in contactwith the blade.
 13. The light transmission band change unit according toclaim 12, wherein the body of the blade comprises groove formed at aside surface of the body that is in contact with the third stop member.14. The light transmission band change unit according to claim 9,wherein the base comprises two third protrusions formed on the uppersurface of the base and radially spaced, and wherein the metal platecomprises a fifth protrusion protruding downward and disposed betweentwo third protrusions to guide pivot driving of the blade.
 15. The lighttransmission band change unit according to claim 1, wherein the firstprotrusion and the second protrusion are concentric.
 16. The lighttransmission band change unit according to claim 13, wherein the firstprotrusion and the second protrusion are protruded downward along apivot direction about the first axis.
 17. The light transmission bandchange unit according to claim 1, wherein the blade cover comprises afirst protrusion having a first arc and a second protrusion having asecond arc protruding from one surface of the blade cover and contactingthe blade.
 18. The light transmission band change unit according toclaim 1, wherein the fourth hole is disposed between the firstprotrusion and the second protrusion, and wherein a radius of curvatureof the first arc is different from a radius of curvature of the secondarc.
 19. A light transmission band change unit comprising: a base havinga first axis; a blade disposed on the base; a magnet disposed betweenthe base and the blade; and a blade cover coupled to the base andcomprising an upper plate on which a hole is formed, wherein the bladecomprises a first region in which a lens and an infrared pass filter aredisposed, a second region in which an infrared pass filter is disposed,and a body in which a hole into which a pivot shaft is inserted suchthat the pivot shaft is aligned with the first axis, and wherein thehole of the upper plate is disposed between the first protrusion and thesecond protrusion, and wherein a radius of curvature of the first arc isdifferent from a radius of curvature of the second arc, wherein theblade is configured to rotate about the pivot shaft between a firstposition in which the lens is vertically aligned with an optical axisand a second position in which the infrared cut filter is verticallyalign with the optical axis, and wherein at least a portion of the lensoverlaps with the hole when the blade is in the first position, when theblade is in the second position and when the blade is to move betweenthe first position and the second position.
 20. A camera modulecomprising: a light transmission band change unit; a lens unitaccommodated in the light transmission band change unit; a board unitdisposed below the light transmission band change unit and on which animage sensor is disposed; and a shield member for accommodating thelight transmission band change unit, wherein the light transmission bandchange unit comprises: a base comprising an aperture and having a firstaxis; a blade disposed on the base and comprising a body having a firsthole through which a lens and an infrared pass filter are disposed, asecond hole in which an infrared cut filter is disposed, and a thirdhole into which a pivot shaft is inserted such that the pivot shaft isaligned with the first axis; a magnet disposed between the base and theblade; a core coupled to the base and having a coil disposed therein;and a blade cover disposed on the blade and comprising an upper platehaving a fourth hole at a position corresponding to an optical axis,wherein the fourth hole is formed to correspond to a moving region ofthe lens of the blade when the blade is rotated about the first axis,and wherein the blade is configured to rotate about the pivot shaftbetween a first position in which the lens is vertically aligned withthe optical axis and a second position in which the infrared cut filteris vertically align with the optical axis, and wherein at least aportion of the lens overlaps with the fourth hole when the blade is inthe first position, when the blade is in the second position and whenthe blade is to move between the first position and the second position.